This War Department compiled service card records a James Fortenberry in the 5th South Carolina Regiment during the Revolutionary War, with an enlistment date of March 24, 1776. The card was copied from a book of rolls kept by the Office of Army Accounts (Vol. 9, page 108). The card does not include a middle name, so whether this soldier is James Leath Fortenberry rests on other family evidence.
Source files: James Leath Fortenberry Revolutionary War Record.jpg (an identical copy is filed as “James Fortenberry Revolutionary War Record.jpg”)
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Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation follow the original. [illegible] marks unreadable text, and [?] marks an uncertain reading. Records on the same pages that are not about the Fortenberry family are labeled.
Compiled service card: James Fortenberry, 5th South Carolina Regiment
Service card (printed form; handwritten entries shown as written)
F | 5 | S.C.
James Fortenbury
, 5th South Carolina Regiment.
(Revolutionary War.)
Appears in a book*
Copied from Rolls
of the organization named above.
Date of enlistment Mar 24, 1776.
Term [blank]
Casualties [blank]
Remarks: [blank]
*This book appears to have been copied (from original rolls) in the Office of Army Accounts under the Paymaster General, U. S. A., who was authorized by Congress, July 4, 1783, to settle and finally adjust all accounts whatsoever between the United States and the officers and soldiers of the American army. (Journal American Congress, Vol. 4, page 237.)—R. & P., 436,786.
Vol. 9, page 108
[signature] Spendel [?], Copyist.
(575)